योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-67

एवं चेत्तद्विशालाक्षि स्वायत्ता नस्त्रिविष्टपे ।
सिद्धभोगश्रियस्तासु निवसामि न किं प्रिये ॥ ६७ ॥

evaṃ cettadviśālākṣi svāyattā nastriviṣṭape ,
siddhabhogaśriyastāsu nivasāmi na kiṃ priye 67

67. evam cet tat viśāla-akṣi sva-āyattāḥ naḥ tri-viṣṭape
siddha-bhoga-śriyaḥ tāsu nivasāmi na kim priye

67. viśāla-akṣi priye,
evam cet tat (tarhi) naḥ tri-viṣṭape sva-āyattāḥ siddha-bhoga-śriyaḥ (santi),
tāsu na kim nivasāmi?

67. If that is so, O wide-eyed one, why should I not dwell, O beloved, among those perfected glories of enjoyment, which are under our own control in the celestial realm?

67. אם כך, רחבת עיניים, שהרי תענוגותיהם ועושרם של הַסִיהְדִּים (הישויות המוארות) בשלושת העולמות נתונים לשליטתנו, מדוע שלא אהנה מהם עמך, אהובתי?

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - if so (thus, so, in this manner, if so)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, should)

• तत् (tat) - then (that, then, therefore)

• विशाल-अक्षि (viśāla-akṣi) - O wide-eyed one (O wide-eyed one, O beautiful-eyed one)

• स्व-आयत्ताः (sva-āyattāḥ) - under our own control, self-mastered (self-dependent, under one's own control, self-mastered)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us, by us)

• त्रि-विष्टपे (tri-viṣṭape) - in the celestial realm (in heaven, in the celestial world, in the abode of gods)

• सिद्ध-भोग-श्रियः (siddha-bhoga-śriyaḥ) - perfected glories of enjoyment (accomplished glories of enjoyment, perfected wealth of experience)

• तासु (tāsu) - in them (referring to the glories of enjoyment) (in them (feminine plural))

• निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I dwell (I dwell, I reside, I live)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किम् (kim) - why? (what, which, why? (interrogative particle))

• प्रिये (priye) - O beloved one (O dear one, O beloved)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - if so (thus, so, in this manner, if so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms part of a conditional clause 'evam cet' (if so).

चेत् (cet) - if (if, should)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a conditional clause.

तत् (tat) - then (that, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

used as an adverb

Note: Introduces the consequence of the conditional clause.

विशाल-अक्षि (viśāla-akṣi) - O wide-eyed one (O wide-eyed one, O beautiful-eyed one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of viśāla-akṣī

viśāla-akṣī - wide-eyed, beautiful-eyed (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – wide, broad, extensive, great
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣi – an eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Address to Chūḍālā.

स्व-आयत्ताः (sva-āyattāḥ) - under our own control, self-mastered (self-dependent, under one's own control, self-mastered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sva-āyatta

sva-āyatta - self-dependent, under one's own control, self-mastered

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āyatta)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun
• āyatta – dependent on, subjected to, connected with
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yat (to strive, exert) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us, by us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

enclitic genitive/dative/accusative plural of 'asmad'

Note: Refers to Śikhidhvaja (as 'us' or 'our' in a general sense of enlightened beings).

त्रि-विष्टपे (tri-viṣṭape) - in the celestial realm (in heaven, in the celestial world, in the abode of gods)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of triviṣṭapa

triviṣṭapa - heaven, the celestial world, the abode of gods

Note: Refers to the location where these 'glories of enjoyment' exist.

सिद्ध-भोग-श्रियः (siddha-bhoga-śriyaḥ) - perfected glories of enjoyment (accomplished glories of enjoyment, perfected wealth of experience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of siddha-bhoga-śrī

siddha-bhoga-śrī - accomplished glories of enjoyment, perfected wealth of experience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+bhoga+śrī)

• siddha – accomplished, perfected, realized, successful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed, accomplish), class 1
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, possession, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, wealth, beauty
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject (implied verb 'santi' - they exist).

तासु (tāsu) - in them (referring to the glories of enjoyment) (in them (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

locative plural feminine of tad

Note: Refers to 'siddha-bhoga-śriyaḥ'.

निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I dwell (I dwell, I reside, I live)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vas

present active indicative

1st person singular, parasmaipada, root vas (with prefix ni-), class 1

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The prefix 'ni-' means 'down, in, into'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

किम् (kim) - why? (what, which, why? (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

used as an interrogative particle

Note: Turns the sentence into a question.

प्रिये (priye) - O beloved one (O dear one, O beloved)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear (feminine)

Note: Address to Chūḍālā.

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